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- 1. WATCH THOSE BATTERIES & GROUNDS!
- 2. GET A BETTER ALTERNATOR.
- 3. UPGRADE YOUR ALTERNATOR WIRING.
- 4. GET GAUGES
- 5. BACKFLUSH THE OIL COOLER - LOSE THE FORD GOLD COOLANT.
- 6. INSTALL A COOLANT FILTER
- 7. MONITOR YOUR EGTS SPECIFICALLY
- 8. USE 10W30 SYNTHETIC
- 9. GET THE BLUE SPRING KIT AND SAVE YOUR INJECTORS
- 10. INSTALL A FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE.
- 11. GET SAFE WHEN TOWING.
- 12. GET A MORE FREE FLOWING EXHAUST.
- 13. EXERCISE THOSE VARIABLE VEINS IN THE TURBO.
- 14. INSTALL A BYPASS OIL FILTRATION KIT.
- 15. REMOVE AND CLEAN THE FUEL PUMP.
- 16. CLEAN THE OIL SIDE OF THE INJECTORS.
- 17. CLEAN THE FUEL SIDE OF THE INJECTORS.
- 18. CLEAN UP THE EGR VALVE.
- 19. CLEAN THE EXHAUST GAS BACKPRESSURE SENSOR AND THE TUBE THAT FEEDS IT TO PREVENT A NO-START
- 20. UPGRADE YOUR TURBO OIL DRAIN TUBE AND OIL SUPPLY LINES.
- 21. RE-ROUTE YOUR CRANKCASE VENTILATION (CCV) LINE.
- 22. UPGRADE YOUR TRANSMISSION
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14. Install a bypass oil filtration kit.
The Amsoil version that we sell is a good fit here. This isn't so much for extended drain intervals since the 6.0 motor is known for shearing perfectly good 40 weight oil down to 30 weight by about the 5-6000 mile timeframe (this due to the around 4,000psi that the oil sees given the high pressure oil system). Rather, it's to save your injectors since they are SO incredibly particular about needing clean oil going through them. Stock filtration filters your oil down to 28 microns, which is pretty impressive until you realize that this setup will filter the oil down to two microns...
Of course, it would be a good idea to ship a sample of your oil off to a lab like Blackstone Laboratories just to be sure you can't score a longer interval next time you are draining at 5,000 miles, but don't count on it. The approximately $400 you spend on the kit will pay for itself in longer injector service life, the significant side benefit of longer bearing life, and the possible benefit of longer oil change intervals.



















